MAY 2, 1918.
Casualties.Lieutenant
BERNARD BALFOUR, London Regiment andR.A.F., who was killed on April 16th, in his 21st year, was
the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Balfour, of Wimbledon. Edu-cated at King's College School, he was a sergeant in the
O.T.C. when war broke out and captain of the shootingeight. He obtained a commission in the London Regiment
in March, 1915, went to France in June, 1916, and joined theR.F.C. in November of that year while in France as an
observer. He served as such till June, 1917, and obtained hispilot's certificate in August, 1917. On gaining this he again
proceeded to the front, remaining there until he was killedflying on patrol duty. He was a good all-round sportsman,
being in the school 15 at football, and a good swimmer andtennis player.
Second Lieutenant P. R. CANN, R.F.C., who died onApril 5th, in hospital abroad, of wounds received in action
on April 1st, was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. FredCann, Atlantic House, Bude.
Lieutenant EDGAR DENT DENT, Irish Guards, who fell onApril 12th, aged 27, was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Dent, of 55, Lee Park, Blackheath, Kent. He was trainedfrom earliest boyhood in rifle shooting, and began a remarkable
record when a Public School Cadet. This brought him underthe personal notice of the late Lord Roberts, from whom
he received great encouragement. In addition to manyother successes, at Bisley and elsewhere, when reaching the
age of 17, and thereby eligible to compete in " The King's,"he tied for a place in the " 300," and was ultimately placed
303rd out of 1,480 picked shots from all parts of the Empire.He received his first commission in 1907 in the 3rd V.B.
Royal West Kent Regiment, of which four companies werelater embodied in the 20th London Territorial Force, and
served there for some time. Before the outbreak of the warin 1914 he had joined the Reserve Battalion, Royal Dublin
Fusiliers. From the Royal Dublin Fusiliers he was postedto the 1st Royal Irish Rifles, with whom he was at Fromelles
in 1915. A few weeks later he was dangerously woundedat Fleurbaix, and after recovery was transferred to the
R.F.C. and obtained his wings. In 1916 he went to EastAfrica, but had to return for a surgical operation. He
subsequently resumed duty at home with the R.F.C., andon recovery from an attack of appendicitis he joined the
Irish Guards. He left for the front on Easter Sunday, andfell 12 days later while commanding his company. In 1915
he married Isobel, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. McNab,of Old Charlton, Kent.
Second Lieutenant EDWARD KEITH HARKER, R.G.A.,attached R.A.F., who died on April 18th of wounds, aged 20,
was the elder son of Edward and Annie Harker, Berkhamsted.
in his last year for motor engineering. In January, 191-1.he went to the Westinghouse Engineering Works, Manchester.
When war broke out he enlisted in a field company of theRoyal Engineers, being transferred later to a signal company.
He was with the nth Division at the historical landing atSuvla Bay, and also at the evacuation. After some time
spent in Egypt he was ordered to France, where he was madea corporal, subsequently becoming a despatch rider. In
May, 1917, he returned to England and received a commissionin the R.F.C., and returned to the front as a qualified pilot in
December.
Second Lieutenant J. A. MCCUDDEN, M.C., R.A.F., whowas killed on March 18th, was 20 years of age. In 1914,
when only 16, he enlisted in the Royal Engineers, and aftertransferring to the R.F.C. in the autumn of 1916, he took
his pilot's certificate in June, 1917, went to France in thefollowing August, and served there up to the time of his death
in an air fight over the enemy lines while engaged in a long-distance offensive patrol.
Flight Lieutenant GEORGE ROBERT JOHN (BOB) PARKINSON,R.N., who was killed on April 13th, while flying on patrol
duty, aged 19, was the only son of the late Dr. Parkinson andMrs. Parkinson, of Portland Cottage, Henley-on-Thames.
Second Lieutenant V. J. READING, R.F.C., reported missingon March 26th, who is now unofficially reported to have been
killed, aged 22, was the only son of Mr. A. Y. Reading,Knodishall Lodge, Suffolk. He was educated at Woodbridge
Grammar School.
Captain FREDERICK BENNETT REECE, R.E., attachedR.A.F., who died at a Military Hospital from wounds on
April 20th, was the third son of the late Samuel Reece, and ofMrs. Reece, Highfield, Wallasey.
Lieutenant CHARLES SHEIL, R.A.F. (late Royal MunsterFusiliers), who died of wounds on April 22nd, aged 28, was
the youngest son of Richard H. and Kathleen Sheil, 24,Burlington Road, Dublin.
Lieutenant ERIC BARTON THOMPSON, R.A.F., who waskilled abroad, as the result of an aeroplane accident, on
April 8th, was the eldest son of H. C. Thompson, of BuenosAires.
Lieutenant WESTROPP PEYTON WINMILL, BedfordshireRegt., attached R.F.C. (20 months), who was killed in action
on March 22nd, aged 23, eldest son of the late Geo. Winmilland of Mrs. Winmill, Bedford, and husband of Myfanwy
Winmill, Reading.
Lieutenant VERNON KING, Royal Marines, attached R.A.F.,who was killed in the air on April nth, aged 31, was the
youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. King, of Gravesend. Hewas educated at the Gravesend Proprietary School, Grays
College, and Guelph Agricultural College, Canada, where hegraduated as B.S.A. He accepted a Government appoint-
ment as entomological expert for agricultural work in Kansas,U.S.A., but relinquished it on the outbreak of war to return
to fight. He saw service in Egypt, Lemnos, and France. InSeptember, 1917, he transferred to the R.F.C. and gained
his observer's wing.
Captain HARRY GEORGE ERNEST LUCHFORD, M.C., R.F.C.,whose death is officially reported, was the eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. George J. Luchford, of Bromley, Kent. On theoutbreak of war he was engaged as a clerk in Martin's Bank,
Lombard Street, E.C. He enlisted almost immediately inthe Norfolk Regiment, and received his commission in the
A.S.C. in September, 1914. He served in France with theIndian (Meerut) Divisional Cavalry from December, 1914,
to January, 1916 ; was transferred to the R.F.C., and qualifiedas a pilot on May 19th, 1917, and proceeded at once to the
front, where his successes obtained recognition by the awardof the M.C. and Bar. He had brought down 27 machines.
Second Lieutenant CLAUDE NEVILLE MADELEY, R.A.F.,who was killed during a combat in the air on January 19th,
was the youngest son of the late William Madeley, of Worcester,and Mrs Madeley, of Sherrington House, Kingston-on-
Thames. He was bom at Worcester in 1894, and was edu-cated at Wimbledon College, afterwards joining the Poly-
technic Engineering School and gaining the bronze medal
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Second Lieutenant HAROLD BARKELEY WINTON, R.A.F.,who was killed on April 21st, aged 24, the result of an
aeroplane accident, was the only son of William and EdithWinton, Beddington, Surrey.
Lieutenant DONALD CURDIE BLACK, who died on April23rd, as the result of an aeroplane accident, lived at Mount
Noorat, Victoria.
Second Lieutenant J. B. CHAMBERLIN, R.A.F., who wasaccidentally killed on April 23rd, aged 19, was the second son
of H. W. Chamberlin, of Restronguet, Penryn, Cornwall.
Viscount IPSWICH, R.A.F. and Coldstream Guards, whowas killed last week while flying in Wiltshire, was the only
son of the Earl of Euston and grandson of the Duke of Grafton.He was 34 years old and was educated at Harrow and Trinity
College, Cambridge. He went from Cambridge to WyeAgricultural College. Afterwards he accepted an appoint-
ment in an agricultural company in Egypt, and was for severalyears engaged in land reclamation there. On the outbreak
of war he was on the staff of Wye College, and at once enlistedin the East Kent Regiment. Shortly afterwards he was
given a commission in the Coldstream Guards and was sentto France early in November, 1914. In the spring of 1915
he was invalided home with shell-shock, and did not return toFrance until the summer of 1916. In the autumn of last
year he returned to England to train as an observer in theR.F.C., and obtained his wing in February of this year.
Though considerably above the recognised age-limit hepassed on to a pilot's course, and met his death almost at the
completion of his period of training. He married, in 1913,Auriol Margaretta, only child of Major Brougham, of Pottera-
pury House, Northamptonshire, and leaves a sen. born va1914, who becomes second heir to the dukedom.